RICHLAND ? The Richland United Methodist Church is hosting the Fifth Annual Holiday Vendor Bazaar that includes a church bake sale and luncheon, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19, open to the public.There are a variety of crafts, products, gifts, and various items available from a variety of vendors, according to the Richland United Methodist Women hosts.Vendors and visitors may contact Kathy Meacham at ...
DETROIT (AP) ? An area with one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States is bracing itself for a 24-hour prayer rally by a group that counts Islam among the ills facing the nation.The gathering in Detroit at Ford Field, the stadium where the Detroit Lions play, starts this evening and is designed to tackle issues such as the economy, racial strife, same-sex relationships and abortion.But the ...
Everyone is invited to a pancake supper, 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).A free-will offering will be accepted for pancakes, sausage and applesauce.
Who gets the bride ? the groom or the best man?In a modern romance, it could be the best man. In real life, the groom is expected to get the bride. The best man stands to witness the union of man and wife.Did you know Jesus had a bride? This is not a ?Da Vinci Code? secret. She is still getting ready for the wedding.The best man? He introduced the bride and groom. Then he quietly left the scene so that ...
LEBANON ? The United Methodist Church in Lebanon is hosting a holiday crafts sale, cookie walk, bake sale and lunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 26, at the church.A freewill offering will be accepted for lunch.
The Van Buren County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Monday afternoon on the status of Eagle Drive near Farmington, but has not yet decided if the road will be closed.During the meeting, 18 people voiced concerns about emergency-response, farming and tourism access if the road was not repaired and re-opened.Additional slides on the road, which runs along the Des Moines River near Farmington, were ...
Indian Hills Community College?s new Regional Economic Advancement division puts all of the campus? economic development tools under one umbrella.Workforce development, regional entrepreneurial and leadership, advanced technologies and customized learning and training departments have been united under the direction of Regional Economic Advancement Executive Dean Tom Rubel.?Indian Hills has always been a ...
After falling a year behind on the Lake Darling project due to weather, workers constructing the new dam for Lake Darling are within a week of completing the main structure and about 30 days from completion of the total dam project.Vance Polton, an Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries management technician, said for this year the project has been running ahead of schedule with dry weather over the ...
Emma Jo Phillips, left, takes the high road ahead of Heather Pickard and Karen Phillips, right, in a flag-lined Central Park this morning. Volunteers had the more than 500 Central Park flags in place before 8 a.m. A free breakfast was served at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building.
Iowa?s Senate Republicans picked Boone Sen. Jerry Behn as their new floor leader on Thursday after a heated leadership fight.Behn told reporters afterward that he supports a conservative, pro-business agenda, and that despite the contest for the minority leader position, Republican lawmakers are united in their goals.?We?re coming out of a united caucus,? Behn said. ?We?re all going to move in the same ...
Extreme drought withered grain across the Great Plains. Flooding from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers drowned corn and other crops from Nebraska to Louisiana. A tropical storm on the East Coast submerged Carolina tobacco fields and New Jersey blueberry bushes.When it comes to natural disasters, this has been a ?monster? year for farmers, one agriculture official said.Yet few farmers are taking advantage ...
WASHINGTON ? Congressman Dave Loebsack will host a telephone town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday.Loebsack will take questions and talk with Iowans about the issues that matter to them. People interested in participating in the call should visit Loebsack.house.gov to sign up. ?Hearing directly from constituents is critical to my job,? said Loebsack. ?Please join me for a conversation about the issues that ...
The Iowa Dental Board has put dental hygienist Amy DeVries of Fairfield on probation for alcohol-related violations.DeVries? license to practice dental hygiene was placed on probation for five years Oct. 27. She had been arrested for her third operating while intoxicated offense June 27.
Ellsworth Cook, left, of Cook?s Contracting takes advantage of a brisk, but sunny morning to make progress on a roofing project on West Monroe Street this morning. After more than two inches of rain Tuesday night through Wednesday morning, the sun and wind has helped to dry things up a little.
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